[Greek2017] Welcome to the Greek Plays reading Odyssey discussion group

[Frank.Renzler at structuretone.com]

Hi all,
I am a long time member of the RO, having joined on the first reading of 
Herodotus, and I recognize many of the voices last night.  I am excited 
about returning to the Greeks for these plays, which I haven't read since 
high school.                            I live in Brooklyn, not far from 
Phil. I am an executive in a large construction company, but reading is my 
passion.

I want to thank you all for the stimulating discussion last night. Your 
perspectives made The Persians a much richer piece of literature than I 
was able to appreciate on my own.

"See you all next month"
Frank





From:
Tom Clifton <divinetomedy at gmail.com>
To:
Andre Stipanovic <AStipanovic at hockaday.org>, 
Cc:
"greek2017 at readingodyssey.org" <greek2017 at readingodyssey.org>
Date:
02/07/2017 07:52 PM
Subject:
Re: [Greek2017] Welcome to the Greek Plays reading Odyssey      discussion 
group
Sent by:
"Greek2017" <greek2017-bounces at readingodyssey.org>



Hi all,

Sorry for the tardy reply, am on sabbatical and am only unpredictably 
online (and wonderfully so!). I'm currently in the mountains of Washington 
State, visiting my parents, and we are enjoying one of the deepest 
snowfalls on record. So, I'll be taking the call perched over a snowy 
river with snowy mountains in the background!

I don't have almost any experience with "the classics", except for what I 
read in high school. In college I studied computer science and music, and 
ended up doing a masters in music, which defines the extent of my studies 
in European history and culture. Then I did the startup thing, founded a 
company called Animoto, where I was for the past 10 years, leaving about 2 
months ago.

Excited to be diving into new territory, and thank you in advance for 
pretending not to notice my pronunciation blunders!

TOM


On Sun, Feb 5, 2017 at 4:14 PM, Andre Stipanovic <AStipanovic at hockaday.org
> wrote:
Dear fellow Greek Plays readers,
Welcome to our Reading Odyssey discussion group.  My name is Andre 
Stipanovic and I will be your moderator each month on our conference call 
discussions.  I have been working with Phil Terry and Pat Wictor on and 
off for almost 15 years now as a participant and as a moderator in these 
discussion groups.  I have enjoyed reading and re-reading some of the most 
influential books in literature with them and others like you.  Now, with 
this new edition of Greek tragedies, I am looking forward to an in-depth 
reading of these plays with you and enriched with guest scholars like 
James Romm.
My interest in the Classics started with a “production” of Shakespeare’s 
Julius Caesar in 6th grade, in which I helped to assassinate Caesar!  I 
love learning more about the history and culture of the ancient world, and 
have been fortunate to have shared my passion for the Classics in the 
classroom with my students for over 20 years.  Every summer I make time to 
explore a different and new area of the ancient world.  Last summer, I 
devoted my time to learning more about letter writing and the epistolary 
genre of Greek and Roman literature.  My other interests and hobbies 
include camping, music, and chess.
In order to get to know one another a little better, I would like to 
encourage you also to share something about yourself with the rest of the 
group.  Let us know what makes you keen on reading the Classics and what 
you hope to get out of this experience.  Just reply to all with a little 
bit about yourself.  
Talk with you soon!
Andre
 

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